1.07-06222012-095100
USER MANUAL
EPIA-M720
Mini-ITX embedded board
Page 1: ...1 07 06222012 095100 USER MANUAL EPIA M720 Mini ITX embedded board...
Page 2: ...ithout obligation to notify any person of such change VIA Technologies Inc reserves the right the make changes to the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice Regulatory Comp...
Page 3: ...ch a way that people cannot step on it Always unplug the power cord before inserting any add on card or module If any of the following situations arises get the equipment checked by authorized service...
Page 4: ...ser Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual iv Box Contents and Ordering Information EPIA EPIA EPIA EPIA M720 M720 M720 M720 1 1 1 10E 0E 0E 0E 1 x EPIA M720 embedded board with C7 1 0 GHz NanoBGA2...
Page 5: ...eight Distribution 8 2 2 2 2 I O Interface I O Interface I O Interface I O Interface 9 9 9 9 2 1 External I O Ports 9 2 1 1 PS 2 Port 10 2 1 2 HDMI Port 10 2 1 3 VGA Port 12 2 1 4 COM Port 13 2 1 5 US...
Page 6: ...sion Slots Expansion Slots 39 39 39 39 4 1 DDR3 Memory Slots 39 4 1 1 Installing a Memory Module 40 4 1 2 Removing a Memory Module 42 4 1 3 PCI Slot 43 5 5 5 5 Hardware Installation Hardware Installat...
Page 7: ...hout Saving 52 6 6 Standard CMOS Features 53 6 6 1 Date 53 6 6 2 Time 53 6 6 3 Halt On 53 6 7 IDE Channels 54 6 8 Advanced BIOS Features 56 6 8 1 Quick Power On Self Test 56 6 8 2 First Second Third B...
Page 8: ...VIA OnChip IDE Device 61 6 15 1 OnChip SATA 61 6 16 VIA OnChip PCI Device 61 6 16 1 Onboard PCIE LAN 61 6 16 2 OnBoard LAN Boot ROM 61 6 16 3 OnChip HDAC Device 61 6 16 4 NB HD Audio Codec 1 61 6 16...
Page 9: ...ect 61 6 20 2 PS2KB Wakeup Key Select 61 6 20 3 PS2MS Wakeup Key Select 61 6 20 4 PS2 Keyboard Power ON 61 6 20 5 PS2 Mouse Power ON 61 6 20 6 RTC Alarm Resume 61 6 20 7 Date of Month 61 6 20 8 Resume...
Page 10: ...Microsoft Driver Support 61 7 2 Linux Driver Support 61 Appendix A Power Consumption Report Appendix A Power Consumption Report Appendix A Power Consumption Report Appendix A Power Consumption Report...
Page 11: ...USB port pinout diagram 14 Figure 11 Gigabit Ethernet port pinout diagram 15 Figure 12 Audio jack receptacle stack 16 Figure 13 ATX power connector 17 Figure 14 CMOS battery slot 18 Figure 15 Front pa...
Page 12: ...Unlocking the memory DIMM slot 40 Figure 35 Inserting the memory module 40 Figure 36 Locking the memory module 41 Figure 37 Removing the memory module 42 Figure 38 PCI slot 43 Figure 39 Suggested min...
Page 13: ...pinout 19 Table 12 SMBus pin header 20 Table 13 Fan connector pinouts 21 Table 14 SATA connector pinouts 22 Table 15 USB pin header pinouts 23 Table 16 COM pin header pinout 24 Table 17 PS 2 keyboard...
Page 14: ...rSaver VIA TwinTurbo and VIA CoolStream technology The VIA EPIA M720 has one 1066 MHz DDR3 DIMM slot that support up to 4 GB memory size The VIA EPIA M720 provides support for high fidelity audio with...
Page 15: ...support to ensure a rich overall entertainment experience 1 1 3 Modular Expansion Options The VIA EPIA M720 ensures long term usability with its support for industry standard expansion options Its sup...
Page 16: ...ripherals Serial ATA Serial ATA Serial ATA Serial ATA 2 SATA connectors Supports up to 3 Gb s Onboard LAN Onboard LAN Onboard LAN Onboard LAN VIA VT6130 PCIe Gigabit Ethernet controller Onboard Onboar...
Page 17: ...er 1 x SATA DOM voltage select jumper 1 x Buzzer 1 x ATX 20 pin power connector Back Panel I O Back Panel I O Back Panel I O Back Panel I O 1 x HDMI port 1 x VGA port 1 x COM port 1 x RJ45 GigaLAN por...
Page 18: ...e monitoring AC power failure recovery Operating Conditions Operating Conditions Operating Conditions Operating Conditions Operating Temperature Operating Temperature Operating Temperature Operating T...
Page 19: ...nboard top view top view top view top view VIA C7 D processor VIA VX900 chipset SATA DOM voltage select jumper Front panel pin header SATA connectors Front Audio pin header SPDIF connector COM voltage...
Page 20: ...holes and dimensions of the EPIA EPIA EPIA EPIA M720 M720 M720 M720 mainboard mainboard mainboard mainboard 23 35 mm 8 10 mm 8 10 mm 135 16 mm 122 66 mm 110 16 mm 94 17 mm 67 95 mm 35 79 mm 12 01 mm...
Page 21: ...Height Distribution Height 32 00 mm Height 33 00 mm Height 34 80 mm Figure Figure Figure Figure 4 4 4 4 Height distribution of the Height distribution of the Height distribution of the Height distrib...
Page 22: ...e selection of interfaces integrated into the board It includes a selection of frequently used ports as part of the external I O coastline 2 1 External I O Ports HDMI port PS2 Mouse port PS2 Keyboard...
Page 23: ...ure Figure 6 6 6 6 PS 2 PS 2 PS 2 PS 2 port pinout diagram port pinout diagram port pinout diagram port pinout diagram 2 1 2 HDMI Port The integrated 19 pin HDMI port uses an HDMI Type A receptacle co...
Page 24: ...anual User Manual User Manual User Manual 11 9 TX0 10 TXC 11 Ground 12 TXC 13 key 14 key 15 DDCSCL 16 DDCSDA 17 Ground 18 5V 19 Hot Plug Detect Table Table Table Table 2 2 2 2 HDMI HDMI HDMI HDMI port...
Page 25: ...pinout of the VGA port is shown below Figure Figure Figure Figure 8 8 8 8 VGA port pinout diagram VGA port pinout diagram VGA port pinout diagram VGA port pinout diagram Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal...
Page 26: ...e pinout of the COM port is shown below Figure Figure Figure Figure 9 9 9 9 COM port pinout diagram COM port pinout diagram COM port pinout diagram COM port pinout diagram Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signa...
Page 27: ...devices and it complies with USB UHCI rev 2 0 Each USB port is using the USB Type A receptacle connector The pinout of the typical USB port is shown below Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1...
Page 28: ...net port pinout d Gigabit Ethernet port pinout diagram iagram iagram iagram The RJ 45 port has two individual LED indicators located on the front side to show its Active Link status and Speed status L...
Page 29: ...CD player tape player and etc The MIC In jack is for connecting to a microphone Wiring Wiring Wiring Wiring Line Line Line Line Out Out Out Out Line Line Line Line In In In In MIC MIC MIC MIC In In I...
Page 30: ...re Figure Figure Figure 13 13 13 13 ATX ATX ATX ATX power connector power connector power connector power connector Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Sig...
Page 31: ...ot is labeled as BAT2 When inserting a CR2032 coin battery be sure that the positive side is facing the locking clip Figure Figure Figure Figure 14 14 14 14 CMOS battery slot CMOS battery slot CMOS ba...
Page 32: ...panel pin header is shown below 1 15 2 16 Figure Figure Figure Figure 15 15 15 15 Front panel pin header Front panel pin header Front panel pin header Front panel pin header Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Sig...
Page 33: ...and or other SMBus devices using the SMBus interface It is labeled as SMBUS The pinout of the SMBus pin header is shown below Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 SMBCK 2 SMBDT 3 Ground Table...
Page 34: ...The pinout of the fan connectors is shown below CPU fan CPUFAN1 CPU fan CPUFAN1 CPU fan CPUFAN1 CPU fan CPUFAN1 Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 FANIN1 2 FANCTL 3 Ground System fan SYSFA...
Page 35: ...und 2 STXP_1 3 STXN_1 4 Ground 5 SRXN_1 6 SRXP_1 7 Ground SATA2 SATA2 SATA2 SATA2 Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 Ground 2 STXP_2 3 STXN_2 4 Ground 5 SRXN_2 6 SRXP_2 7 SATA2_ 5V Table Ta...
Page 36: ...Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 VUSB2 2 VUSB2 3 USBD_T3 4 USB_T2 5 USBD_T3 6 USB_T2 7 Ground 8 Ground 9 Key 10 Ground USB_ USB_ USB_ USB_4 4 4 4 Pin Pin P...
Page 37: ...ed to attach additional COM port that supports RS 232 standard The pinout of the COM2 pin header is shown below 1 9 2 Figure Figure Figure Figure 20 20 20 20 COM pin header COM pin header COM pin head...
Page 38: ...use pin header PS 2 keyboard and mouse pin header PS 2 keyboard and mouse pin header Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 5VDUAL 2 Ground 3 KB_CLK...
Page 39: ...header is shown below 9 1 2 Figure Figure Figure Figure 22 22 22 22 Front audio pin header Front audio pin header Front audio pin header Front audio pin header Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Sig...
Page 40: ...kers or compressed AC3 data to an external Dolby Digital Decoder The connector is labeled as SPDIF1 The pinout of the connector is shown below 1 Figure Figure Figure Figure 23 23 23 23 SPDIF connector...
Page 41: ...pin header is labeled as SPI1 The pinout of the pin header is shown below 1 2 8 Figure Figure Figure Figure 24 24 24 24 SPI pin header SPI pin header SPI pin header SPI pin header Pin Pin Pin Pin Sign...
Page 42: ...igure Figure 25 25 25 25 LPC pin header LPC pin header LPC pin header LPC pin header Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signal 1 LAD1 2 LPCIF_33_CLK 3 PCI...
Page 43: ...ort EPP and Extended Capabilities Parallel Port ECP modes The pin header is labeled as LPT1 The pinout of the pin header is shown below 1 2 25 Figure Figure Figure Figure 26 26 26 26 LPT pin header LP...
Page 44: ...anual User Manual User Manual User Manual 31 19 LP_ACK 20 Ground 21 LP_BUSY 22 Ground 23 LP_PE 24 Ground 25 LP_SLCT 26 Key Table Table Table Table 22 22 22 22 LPT pin header pinout LPT pin header pino...
Page 45: ...as SIR1 The pinout of the SIR pin header is shown below 1 Figure Figure Figure Figure 27 27 27 27 SIR pin header SIR pin header SIR pin header SIR pin header Pin Pin Pin Pin Signal Signal Signal Signa...
Page 46: ...Setup Utility The pin header is labeled as J5 The pin out of the temperature sensor pin header is shown below 1 Figure Figure Figure Figure 28 28 28 28 Temperature sensor pin header Temperature sensor...
Page 47: ...is labeled as JTV1 The pinout of the pin header is shown below 1 2 5 Figure Figure Figure Figure 29 29 29 29 Composite S Composite S Composite S Composite S Video pin header Video pin header Video pin...
Page 48: ...r to pins 1 and 2 afterwards Setting the jumper while the system is on will damage the mainboard The default setting is on pins 1 and 2 1 Figure Figure Figure Figure 30 30 30 30 CLEAR CMOS jumper CLEA...
Page 49: ...er Manual User Manual 36 Note Note Note Note Except when clearing the RTC RAM never remove the cap from the CLEAR_CMOS jumper default position Removing the cap will cause system boot failure Avoid cle...
Page 50: ...or 12V 5V is the default setting The pin jumper is labeled as J6 The jumper settings are shown below 1 Figure Figure Figure Figure 31 31 31 31 COM COM COM COM2 2 2 2 voltage select jumper voltage sel...
Page 51: ...32 32 SATA DOM voltage select jumper SATA DOM voltage select jumper SATA DOM voltage select jumper SATA DOM voltage select jumper SATA2 Setting SATA2 Setting SATA2 Setting SATA2 Setting Pin 2 Pin 2 P...
Page 52: ...sion Slots 4 1 DDR3 Memory Slots The mainboard provide one DDR3 DIMM memory slot The memory slot can accommodate up to 4 GB of 1066 MHz memory The memory slot is labeled as DIMM1 The location of the D...
Page 53: ...lips outward Figure Figure Figure Figure 34 34 34 34 Unlocking the memory DIMM slot Unlocking the memory DIMM slot Unlocking the memory DIMM slot Unlocking the memory DIMM slot Step Step Step Step 2 2...
Page 54: ...Step Step 3 3 3 3 Insert the DIMM memory module into the slot and push down at both ends until the locking clips lock the DIMM memory module into place Figure Figure Figure Figure 36 36 36 36 Loc Loc...
Page 55: ...To disengage the locking clips push outward the locking clips on both ends of memory slot When the locking clips have cleared the DIMM memory module will automatically pop up Remove the memory module...
Page 56: ...cards It is not compatible with PCI cards requiring 3 3V signaling The location of the PCI slot is shown below key notch Figure Figure Figure Figure 38 38 38 38 PCI slot PCI slot PCI slot PCI slot Not...
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Page 58: ...chassis will need to accommodate the additional space requirements 5 1 1 Suggested minimum chassis dimensions The figure below shows the suggested minimum space requirements that a chassis should hav...
Page 59: ...minimum height requirements for the internal space of the chassis It is not necessary for the internal ceiling to be evenly flat What is required is that the internal ceiling height must be strictly...
Page 60: ...ual 47 5 1 3 Suggested keepout areas The figure below shows the areas of the mainboard that is highly suggested to leave unobstructed Keep out area Figure Figure Figure Figure 41 41 41 41 Suggested ke...
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Page 62: ...Left Left Left Left Move to the left in the navigation bar Right Right Right Right Move to the right in the navigation bar Enter Enter Enter Enter Access the highlighted item Select the item Esc Esc E...
Page 63: ...y are displayed at the bottom of the screen The small triangular arrowhead symbol next to a field indicates that a sub menu is available see figure below Press Enter Enter Enter Enter to display the s...
Page 64: ...Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Time Date Hard Disk Type Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select Item Figure Figure Figure Figure 42 42 42 42 Illust...
Page 65: ...Frequency Voltage Control Use this menu to set the system frequency and voltage control 6 5 9 Load Optimized Defaults Use this menu option to load BIOS default settings for optimal and high performanc...
Page 66: ...S Setup Utility Item Help Menu Level ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD Value F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults 6 6 1 Date The date format is Day Month Date Year 6 6 2 Ti...
Page 67: ...x AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Menu Level ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD Value F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Channel 0 Channel 0 Channel 0 Channel 0 Sla...
Page 68: ...your hard disk vendor or system manufacturer Below is a table that details required hard drive information when using the Manual Manual Manual Manual mode Settings Settings Settings Settings Descripti...
Page 69: ...timized Defaults The Advanced BIOS Features section includes the following submenus Hard Disk Boot Priority 6 8 1 Quick Power On Self Test Shortens Power On Self Test POST cycle to enable shorter boot...
Page 70: ...tings Settings Description Description Description Description Off Forces keypad to behave as arrow keys On Forces keypad to behave as 10 key 6 8 5 Security Option Selects whether the password is requ...
Page 71: ...then press to move it up or to move it down the list Press ESC to exit this menu Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Menu Level ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD...
Page 72: ...OS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Menu Level ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD Value F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults Caution Caution Caution Caution The Advanced Chipset...
Page 73: ...Port PCIE Target Link Speed PCIE Bus Control Enable Auto Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Menu Level ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD Value F1 General Help F7...
Page 74: ...ettings Disabled Enabled 6 12 2 VGA Share Memory Size This setting allows you to select the amount of system memory that is allocated to the integrated graphics processor Settings Settings Settings Se...
Page 75: ...th the system Settings CRT TV HDMI 6 12 7 TV_Type This setting refers to the native resolution of the display being used with the system Settings NTSC PAL 6 12 8 TV_Connector Composite This setting re...
Page 76: ...ransaction Enabled Enabled SB P2P Bridge Disabled Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Menu Level ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD Value F1 General Help F7 Optimi...
Page 77: ...Enter Press Enter VIA OnChip PCI Device Press Enter SuperIO Device Press Enter Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Menu Level ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD V...
Page 78: ...ual 65 6 15 VIA OnChip IDE Device OnChip SATA VIA OnChip IDE Device Enabled Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Menu Level ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD Value...
Page 79: ...oard LAN Boot ROM Disabled Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Menu Level ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD Value F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults 6 16 1 Onb...
Page 80: ...Help F7 Optimized Defaults 6 17 1 Onboard Serial Port 1 Settings Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 Auto 6 17 2 Onboard Serial Port 2 Settings Disabled 3F8 IRQ4 2F8 IRQ3 3E8 IRQ4 2E8 IRQ3 A...
Page 81: ...to support both the ECP and EPP modes simultaneously Settings SPP EPP ECP ECP EPP 6 17 6 ECP Mode Use DMA ECP Extended Capabilities Port has two DMA channels that it can use The default channel is 3...
Page 82: ...nu Level ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD Value F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults 6 18 1 USB 1 0 Controller Enable or disable Universal Host Controller Interface for Un...
Page 83: ...ser Manual 70 6 18 4 USB Keyboard Function Enable or disable legacy support of USB keyboard Settings Disabled Enabled 6 18 5 USB Mouse Function Settings Disabled Enabled 6 18 6 USB Storage Function En...
Page 84: ...Select PU PD Value F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults The Power Management Setup section includes the following submenus Wakeup Event Detect 6 19 1 EuP ErP Lot6 Settings Disabled Enabled 6 19 2 AC...
Page 85: ...suming from S3 state This is only necessary for older VGA drivers Settings Auto Yes No 6 19 5 AC Loss Auto Restart The field defines how the system will respond after an AC power loss during system op...
Page 86: ...e F10 Save Enter Select PU PD Value F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults 6 20 1 PS2KB Wakeup Select This feature has two settings Hot Key and Password To select the Password option press Page Up or P...
Page 87: ...me Set a scheduled time and or date to automatically power on the system Settings Disabled Enabled 6 20 7 Date of Month This field can only be set if RTC Alarm Resume is enabled The field specifies th...
Page 88: ...te This section covers some very technical items and it is strongly recommended to leave the default settings as is unless you are an experienced user 6 21 1 Init Display First Settings Onboard PCI sl...
Page 89: ...er Manual User Manual User Manual 76 Settings Settings Settings Settings Description Description Description Description Auto ESCD BIOS will automatically assign IRQ DMA and memory base address fields...
Page 90: ...880V 3 360V 3 232V 30 C 5V 3 3V VCore 1 000V 5 100V 3 200V Phoenix AwardBIOS CMOS Setup Utility Item Help Menu Level ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD Value F1 General Help...
Page 91: ...vel ESC Exit F5 Previous Values Move F10 Save Enter Select PU PD Value F1 General Help F7 Optimized Defaults 6 23 1 DRAM Clock This chipset supports synchronous and asynchronous mode between host cloc...
Page 92: ...M720 User Manual User Manual User Manual User Manual 79 function reduces the EMI generated by modulating the pulses so that the spikes of the pulses are reduced to flatter curves Settings Disabled 0...
Page 93: ...ontrol Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup Exit Without Saving Load Optimized Defaults Load Optimized Defaults Y N N Esc Quit F10 Save Exit Setup Select I...
Page 94: ...s run This prevents an unauthorized person from changing any part of your system configuration There are two types of passwords you can set A supervisor password and a user password When a supervisor...
Page 95: ...ser Manual User Manual 82 Additionally when a password is enabled the BIOS can be set to request the password each time the system is booted This would prevent unauthorized use of the system See Secur...
Page 96: ...tures Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setup...
Page 97: ...eatures Integrated Peripherals Power Management Setup PnP PCI Configurations PC Health Status Frequency Voltage Control Load Optimized Defaults Set Supervisor Password Set User Password Save Exit Setu...
Page 98: ...IA Embedded website at www viaembedded com 7 2 Linux Driver Support The VIA EPIA M720 mainboard is highly compatible with many Linux distributions Support and drivers are provided through various meth...
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Page 100: ...ing additional components CPU CPU CPU CPU VIA C7 1 0 GHz Chipset Chipset Chipset Chipset VX900 Memory Memory Memory Memory Corsair 4GB DDR3 1600MHz DIMM HDD HDD HDD HDD Seagate 500GB ST3500514NS DVD D...
Page 101: ...on 12 629 A 1 3 Running Network Application Files Copy Power Plane Power Plane Power Plane Power Plane Volts Volts Volts Volts Amperes Amperes Amperes Amperes Watts Watts Watts Watts 3 3V 2 911 0 833...
Page 102: ...es Amperes Watts Watts Watts Watts 3 3V 2 718 0 877 2 384 5V 4 538 2 104 9 548 5VSB 4 677 0 289 1 352 12V 11 991 0 001 0 012 Total Power Consumption 13 296 A 1 6 S3 Power Plane Power Plane Power Plane...
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